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Interpretation And Skill: On Passing Theory, David I. Simpson
Interpretation And Skill: On Passing Theory, David I. Simpson
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
In this paper I want to explore Donald Davidson’s rejection of the use of the concept of language, when the knowledge of a language is taken as a sufficient and/or necessary condition for communicative understanding. After sketching the original presentation of the argument, I will then look at what I take to be the major weakness of that version – the argument against language as a necessary condition – and at Davidson’s more recent attempts to shore up the story in that area by way of the ‘triangulation’ thesis. After criticising that attempt, I will try to show that Davidson’s …
Speaking Up And Talking Back: News Media Interventions In Sydney's 'Othered' Communities, Tanja Dreher
Speaking Up And Talking Back: News Media Interventions In Sydney's 'Othered' Communities, Tanja Dreher
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Since August 2001, Arab and Muslim communities in Sydney's western suburbs have been caught up in a spiral of signification that linked 'gang' activity in the area to the standoff over asylum seekers aboard the MV Tampa , a federal election campaign fought on the theme of 'border protection' and global news reporting of September 11 and the 'war on terror'. Many people who live and work in the Bankstown area responded to this intense news media scrutiny by developing community-based media interventions that aimed to shift the mainstream news agenda. Through media skills training, forums, events and cultural production, …
Authenticated Electronic Editions Project, Graham Barwell, Chris Tiffin, Phillip Berrie, Paul Eggert
Authenticated Electronic Editions Project, Graham Barwell, Chris Tiffin, Phillip Berrie, Paul Eggert
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Phill Berrie and I have been involved for several years with Chris Tiffin and Graham Barwell in a project that fills in a gaping hole. We take a longterm view about the survival prospects and the ongoing accuracy of scholarly electronic editions. Even when created using a standardised and widely accepted markup system, and even if not tied to proprietary software, electronic editions face an uncertain future. Electronic texts can be copied and modified effortlessly; the modification may be accidental, perverse, for the purpose of adjusting text or, more likely, adding markup for a new scholarly purpose. In addition, disaster …